For Michael Dickinson, Drosophila are more than winged gene holders—they’re sophisticated systems for translating sensory information into flight instructions.
For Michael Dickinson, Drosophila are more than winged gene holders—they’re sophisticated systems for translating sensory information into flight instructions.
A relatively new pair of sex chromosomes in the fruit fly allows researchers to track their evolution from the beginning.
With persistence and pluck, Leslie Vosshall managed to snatch insect odorant receptors from the jaws of experimental defeat.
Inspired by Darwin, Mohamed Noor has uncovered the molecular dance by which a single species becomes two.
Fly circadian behavior is dramatically different in natural environments than in the lab.
Fruit flies consume alcohol to kill off parasites.
Two steps help Drosophila melanogaster larvae survive freezing conditions.
The widespread bacteria known to manipulate host reproductive output can do so by ramping up stem cell division and consequent egg production in Drosophila.
A new study raises further doubts about the ability of proteins called sirtuins to slow aging, but the controversy remains unsettled.
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